Ezekiel 11:3

New English Translation

³They say,^[a] ‘The time is not near to build houses;^[b] the city^[c] is a cooking pot,^[d] and we are the meat in it.’

Ezekiel 11:3 tn The Hebrew verb may mean “think” in this context. This content of what they say (or think) represents their point of view.
Ezekiel 11:3 sn The expression build houses may mean “establish families” (Deut 25:9; Ruth 4:11; Prov 24:27).
Ezekiel 11:3 tn Heb “she” or “it”; the feminine pronoun refers here to Jerusalem.
Ezekiel 11:3 sn Jerusalem is also compared to a pot in Ezek 24:3-8. The siege of the city is pictured as heating up the pot.

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